Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender (males) | 131 (51.8) |
Age ± SD (years) | 58.1 ± 11.1 |
Diabetes duration ± SD (years) | 10.3 ± 3.8 |
HbA1c ± SD (%) | 7.1 ± 1.4 |
Body mass index ± SD (kg/m2) | 31.5 ± 7.1 |
Monthly income (Euros) | |
≤700 | 130 (50.7) |
700–1000 | 52 (20.3) |
≥3000 | 76 (29.0) |
Educational level | |
Low | 75 (29.3) |
High | 183 (70.7) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 36 (14.3) |
Married | 211 (82.7) |
Divorced | 11 (4.0) |
Smoking status | |
Non or ex smoker | 162 (63.4) |
Current smoker | 96 (36.6) |
Oral antidiabetic therapy (yes) | 199 (77.5) |
Insulin therapy (yes) | 115 (44.8) |
Coronary artery disease (yes) | 36 (14.2) |
Cerebrovascular disease (yes) | 10 (4.0) |
Peripheral arterial disease (yes) | 11 (4.5) |
Retinopathy (yes) | 25 (9.5) |
Neuropathy (yes) | 13 (4.9) |
Chronic kidney disease (yes) | 12 (4.6) |